Accounting Senior Analyst

Title: Accounting Senior Analyst

Duration: 4 Months

Location: Portland, OR - Hybrid

Description:

• Contributes to a strong team
  environment.
• Performs other duties and ad
  hoc assignments to support the department.
• Supports NW Natural’s
  commitment to a culture of safe work practices.
• Participates in month-end
  close by recording journal entries for segment activity and accruals.
• Analyzes results in
  comparison to budget and prior periods and provides variance explanations
  to Management.
• Prepares account
  reconciliations and performs SOX controls to ensure accurate financial
  reporting.
• Compiles specific information
  for the Company’s SEC financial statement disclosures.
• Provides support for both
  internal and external audits.
• Assist with regulatory
  filings as needed.
• Gas Reserves accounting
• Manages the monthly gas
  reserves accounting process, working regularly with a joint venture
  partner to obtain and record relevant transactions.
• Supports annual audit of the
  investment.
• Supports an annual reserve
  study and incorporates study results in annual forecasts.
• Prepares materials for
  monthly Management and quarterly Subsidiary Board Meetings. 
• North Mist Gas Storage
  Facility accounting
• Prepares monthly reporting
  package for Management. This includes reviewing information from multiple
  departments and interpreting results.
• Works closely with the Rates
  team to develop annual forecast of future costs.

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree with an
  emphasis in Accounting and CPA certificate are required
• Minimum of 5 years of applied
  accounting experience. Public accounting experience is preferred
• Strong technical knowledge of
  US GAAP, with the ability to critically think and apply that knowledge to
  business requirements
• Experience in utility
  industry or related business environment is preferred
• Experience using SAP or
  another general ledger or other financial software system is strongly
  preferred
• Experience with
  reconciliation tool, Blackline preferred
• Microsoft Office proficiency
  with an emphasis on Excel
• Strong written communication
  skills including with process and task documentation and report generation
• Proven ability to meet
  deadlines, including strong time management and organizational skills
• Must combine attention to
  detail with the ability to envision the big picture
• Strong analytical skills with
  a focus on technical accounting rules and experience researching
  accounting issues
• Ability to facilitate and
  coordinate projects
• Proven ability to function in
  a team environment